I agree with not selling farmland to China but it is easier said than done. Consider the common scenario of Mr. and Mrs. Family Farmer retiring or passing on. Kids aren’t interested in farming and besides regulations are making it difficult to continue and compete with the commercial farming operations.
Who would be interested in buying the farm? If the kids are anxious to cash out the estate, another farming family probably won’t be able to pay top dollar. Developers might be interested but the market is soft for housing or commercial building unless the farm is located in the right place. Investment companies might be interested but Hunter’s laptop reveals the Biden’s made a lot of money providing an American face for Chinese money and it might just be a middleman between the farmer’s kids and the eventual owner of the land. This leaves commercial farming operations which, if they are interested, will likely low-ball the value. In these days of gigantic investment houses and commercial farm companies it is difficult to guarantee China has no involvement in land purchase.